Monday's Beanpot scores and one story ... By The Associated Press TOURNAMENT Beanpot First Round Boston College 5, Northeastern 4, 2OT Harvard 4, Boston U. 2 BOSTON (AP) -- John Joyce scored with 3:08 left in the second overtime to lift Boston College to a 5-4 victory over Northeastern Monday night in the opening round of the 42nd annual Beanpot tournament at Boston Garden. The Eagles snapped a four-game winless streak and raised their overall record to 11-12-3. They face the winner of Monday night's other semifinal, between Harvard and Boston University, next Monday. Northeastern, which saw its Beanpot misfortunes continue against the Eagles, fell to 15-7-4. The Huskies have lost 25-of-33 meetings against the Eagles. Joyce, a senior winger, collected a loose puck out of a scramble at the right of the net and sent a quick wrist shot over sprawling goaltender Mike Veiser for the game-winner. BC has not won the Beanpot since 1983, the longest drought of any of the four schools involved. It has captured the crown only twice in the last 29 years and has not been in the finals since 1991. The Huskies tied the game at 4-4 with 4:53 left when Jason Melong collected Dan Lupo's centering pass in front and slipped a short shot under BC goalie Greg Taylor. BC had built a 4-2 lead on Jeff Connolly's goal 2:16 into the third period before the Huskies' Jordon Shields closed the gap 1:47 later. Jack Callahan, Greg Callahan and Don Chase also scored for Boston College. J.F. Aube and Darryl McNair scored for Northeastern. Northeastern's starting goalie Todd Reynolds, who missed all of last season with a back injury, had to leave the game 4:37 into the second period due to back spasms. SORRY - AS OF 1:45 A.M., NO STORY ON THE HARVARD-BU GAME. I'LL CHECK AGAIN IN THE MORNING. -- |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| | Lynn Burke Newport News, Va. | | [log in to unmask] -- mail still shows [log in to unmask] | |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|